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Hello there! I'm Kathleen, a former art teacher and co-creator of two young boys. I'm perpetually in search of creative ways to spice up our daily lives, and always in search of a good cup of coffee and a knitting project. Join us in our adventures in making and doing, and making do.

November 16, 2010

We LOVE Scholastic Storybook Treasures! {Giveaway}

I've professed my love for the Scholastic Storybook Treasures line of DVDs many times on this blog. They're wonderful resources for kids and parents who love and value reading, (but sometimes need a break from the actual reading part, lol). The DVD series is great for bringing to life some of the favorite books in our house, like Wheels on the Bus, Goodnight Moon, and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. My son's face lights up when he sees the standard Scholastic intro that features Max of Where the Wild Things Are, Curious George and others.

We recently received theScholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics 2, ($99.95) a comprehensive 17-DVD collection, that is the follow-up to the original treasury. This set, available October 26th, is amazing in its breadth of 100 stories and 19+ hours of entertainment (not all at once, mind you).

Some of our favorites include Corduroy, Is Your Mama a Llama?, Goodnight Gorilla, and even The Night Before Christmas, which will be a nice treat for my son during the holiday season. In fact, this entire set would make a wonderful holiday gift for a book-loving little one in your life.

We are very much enjoying working our way through the stories, especially as the weather is getting cooler and playing outside in the evenings is not much of an option. The Scholastic Treasury (along with actual book reading too) is a great way to end our day.

I would highly recommend the Scholastic Storybook Treasures, either volume 1 or 2, as a gift for the wee ones in your life. I love how it supports the reading to the little ones that you're already doing in your home. It's honestly so much better than plopping your kids in front of Sponge Bob (disclosure: most mind-numbing show ever, in my opinion).WIN IT!
One lucky K&K reader will win their own copy of

Scholastic Storybook Treasures 2! (worth $99.95)

To Enter
Visit Scholastic Storybook Treasures and leave a comment about your favorite DVD or collection.Extra Entries(you must complete the first mandatory entry before doing the extras. Also, leave a separate comment for each one):

US Postal Addresses only.You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Tuesday November 30th at 11:59pm EST to enter. The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, I'll pick another. Disclosure: I was sent copies of each of these DVD sets, free of charge, in exchange for sharing my opinion of them.

We love these, too! We have the animal antics collection, and all three of my kids (1, 2, and 6) are entertained by them. My son LOVES that we can read the stories too. It would be fun to check out the new collection!

Like many others here, the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom DVD is my favorite. I love the song so much!I am excited to see you giving this away, because I just (possibly unsuccessfully??) bought the first collection. (The order hasn't arrived, and I've been refunded... Boo! I hope it shows up tomorrow anyway.)ammieloris at hotmail dot com

Wow- I had no idea there were so many! We've checked out "Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom" a few times. It made reading that book not only tolerable, but even enjoyable! I think we'd really enjoy watching the James Marshall fairytale DVD.